Illustration: In a university ceramics studio, a student and tutor review the completed first half of a two-part course portfolio. An open storage case has two equal compartments: the nearer one contains a progression of finished bowls, while the second holds untouched clay and unused tools.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

前ぜん期き

zenki

previous period, first term

Example sentences

  1. 同社どうしゃの第だい4四半期しはんきの業績ぎょうせきは前期ぜんきに比くらべ、急激きゅうげきに改善かいぜんした。

    The company’s fourth quarter results sharply improved from the preceding quarter.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 当期純利益とうきじゅんりえきは50億円おくえんの見込みこみで、前期ぜんきとほとんど変かわりません。

    Net profit for the period is estimated at 5 billion yen, largely unchanged from the previous one.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 第だい3四半期しはんきのGNP成長せいちょうは前期ぜんき比ひ1%だった。

    The third quarter GNP growth was 1% over the preceding quarter.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 前期

  • 前in front; beforeOnゼンKunまえ
  • 期period; timeOnキ・ゴ

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